BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:147@womenshealthresearchcluster.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230202T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230202T030000 DTSTAMP:20250106T204509Z URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/sep-20-2022-mind-gap-ho rmonal-contraceptives-and-brain-health-session-10-trainee-mentor/ SUMMARY:Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health — Session 10: Trainee-Mentor Networking Session DESCRIPTION:This is the third of four trainee-mentor sessions that is pa rt of our virtual "Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health" conference\, which brings attention to the \;brain health issues that women+ face and encourage the medical\, scientific and commercial communi ties to address them.These sessions are offered through a collaboration wi th the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health Trainee Network and intend to p rovide trainees with the unique opportunity to meet and engage with sex an d gender experts through informal conversations on diverse topics\, includ ing professional development and research. In this session\, we will be jo ined by Dr. Liisa Galea to talk about looking beyond SGBA (sex and gender based analysis) and the importance of women's health research.If you have any questions that you would like to submit ahead of time\, please email t hem to \;womenshealth.events@ubc.ca. \;Agenda10:00-10:05—Welcome Remarks10:05-10:45—Trainee-Mentor session with \;Dr. Liisa Galea10: 45-11:00—Q&\;AIndividual Event CostGeneral Public: $15Students: $10We offer you the option of \;registering for individual events \;or signing up for the \;entire series. Video recordings of our conference sessions will be sent to all registrants following each event. Register f or this individual event below. \;Individual Event RegistrationMentorB io \;Dr. Liisa GaleaTalk Title: \;Beyond SGBA: Women's HealthBio: Dr. Liisa Galea \;leads the Women's Health Research Cluster and \; is a Professor in the Department of Psychology\, Health Advisor to VPRI\,& nbsp\;a member of the Centre for Brain Health \;and a Scientific Advis or at Women’s Health Research Institute at the University of British Col umbia. My research investigates how sex hormones influence brain health an d disease in both females and males. The main goal of my research is to im prove brain health for women and men by examining the influence of sex and sex hormones on normal and diseased brain states such as depression and A lzheimer’s disease. \;Research: \;Although sex differences exist in many brain diseases\, research targeting sex as a factor in brain heal th has been scarce. Dr. Galea’s research is vital in filling this knowle dge gap\, specifically in understanding how sex and hormones influence neu roplasticity in females as too often women’s health is ignored in resear ch. This preclinical work is essential for developing tailored treatments for brain disease in both women and men. Her research examines the effects of hormones\, stress and reproductive experience on neuroplasticity\, inc luding adult neurogenesis (the birth of new brain cells in the adult)\, an d subsequent behaviour. Liisa developed the first animal models of postpar tum depression\, was among the first researchers worldwide to study hormon al control of adult neurogenesis and the impact of motherhood on the brain in later life. An understanding of how neurogenesis is regulated may prov ide clues for devising new therapeutic treatments for diseases that involv e neuronal loss and show greater prevalence in women\, such as Alzheimer ’s disease and depression. \;Moderators \; \;Bonnie Lee\, Un iversity of British ColumbiaEvents &\; Communications Assistant at Wome n's Health Research Cluster \;Dr. Hashim Islam\, University of British Columbia Okanagan \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/wp-conte nt/uploads/2024/11/mtg_brain_health_conference_-_2022_website_jpg_9_1.jpg CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR